California Attorney General Rob Bonta remains confident that the Trump administration violated federal law by deploying California National Guard troops and U.S. Marines in Los Angeles, following the conclusion of a three-day trial in the state’s lawsuit challenging the mobilization.
A coalition of over 200 organizations is calling on California’s Governor and Legislature to immediately fix the flaws in Senate Bill 131, which they say threatens public health, air and water quality, and natural lands by exempting polluting industries from the California Environmental Quality Act.
California crime rates have decreased in nearly every major category since 2019, due to billions in public safety investments, according to data released by the California Department of Justice and highlighted by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
San Francisco’s housing crisis is a result of high costs, political gridlock, and dysfunction, with over 20,000 approved homes not yet built, leaving the city far behind its state-mandated housing goal.
The housing crisis is a complex issue that requires a multi-faceted approach, including deregulation, funding for affordable housing, and rethinking the financial system’s role in driving prices.
UCLA law professor Hiroshi Motomura argues that the Trump administration’s immigration policies are part of a broader political strategy to reshape the US identity, instill fear in immigrant communities, and redefine who counts as an American.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and other state leaders condemned the Trump administration’s alleged $1 billion political shakedown of the University of California, which they characterized as an assault on academic freedom and a threat to the state’s public university system.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of 18 judicial officials to California Superior Courts, with three in Alameda County, one in Butte County, one in Kings County, five in Los Angeles County, one in San Bernardino County, one in San Diego County, one in San Luis Obispo County, one in San Mateo County, three in Santa Clara County, and one in Stanislaus County, as well as three associate justices to the Second, Fourth, and Fifth District Courts of Appeal.
SB 79, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, aims to address California’s housing crisis by allowing more homes near transit stations, which would reduce commute times, boost productivity, and reduce turnover, while also freeing up thousands of dollars for local economic activity.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is taking legal action against President Donald Trump’s deployment of military forces to Los Angeles to suppress anti-ICE riots, citing the high costs and aggressive military presence as an unlawful federalization of the National Guard.
California’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has recovered nearly $8 million in stolen goods and arrested over 700 suspects in the past seven months, as part of the state’s aggressive push to combat organized retail theft.
California’s housing crisis is not about a lack of units, but about a lack of affordable units for middle- and low-income households, which is driving displacement, exacerbating homelessness, and eroding the state’s economic foundation.
The American Psychological Association has warned that a new Trump administration executive order on homelessness could have serious consequences for mental health care, increase criminalization of vulnerable people and roll back decades of progress in evidence-based treatment.
California is facing a housing crisis due to local regulations that undermine state efforts to increase housing supply, such as inclusionary zoning and development impact fees, which act as a hidden tax on housing construction and slow production.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement that will allow a long-stalled affordable housing project in Goleta to move forward, following a ruling by the Santa Barbara County Superior Court siding with the Attorney General and the developer against the city’s refusal to process a revised application for the project.
The US is facing a housing crisis due to a shortage of housing in the places where people want to live, which is driving up prices and pushing people out, and requires bold and evidence-based action to increase supply and make housing more affordable.
Thousands of Angelenos are stuck with costly, exhausting commutes due to decades of housing policies that have prevented working people from living near jobs and transit systems, and a bill in the state legislature, SB 79, offers a commonsense fix by requiring cities to allow more housing near transit.
A court settlement has placed restrictions on ICE officers in Southern California, prohibiting them from impersonating local law enforcement or using deceptive tactics during home arrests.
Governor Newsom has decided to close the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco by fall 2026, saving taxpayers over a billion dollars in capital improvement costs and allowing the state to prioritize funding for essential programs.
California has successfully preserved over $168 billion in federal funding for the state through its legal campaign against the Trump administration, with a return on investment of over 3,400 percent on the $5 million spent to date.